Competency Testing: A Social and Historical Perspective.

Perrone, Vito

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ERIC Number: EJ219152

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Publication Date: 1979

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Competency Testing: A Social and Historical Perspective.

Perrone, Vito

Educational Horizons, v58 n1 p3-8 Fall 1979

The author examines previous efforts to establish certifying examinations for high school students and their effects on curriculum and students, particularly minorities. Also, to introduce readers to the rest of this theme issue on testing, he briefly discusses test validity, cutoff scores, and effects on teachers. (SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum, Cutting Scores, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements, History, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups, Secondary Education, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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